BERLIN (Reuters) – A German dog locked inside a caravan turned on his absent master’s radio and left it blasting out music, setting off howls from neighbours and prompting police to cut power to the mobile home.

“The dog seems to have switched on the radio on while sniffing around, and somehow turned it up full blast,” said a spokesman for police in the eastern city of Dresden on Friday. “Residents began calling to complain about the noise, so we had to intervene.”

Officers cut the power supply to the mobile home after finding the black mongrel locked inside with the music blaring, and left a note for the absent 57-year-old owner.